Total Productive Maintenance Manager

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Manager at ADDMAN Advanced Metals — Statesville owns equipment uptime, preventive maintenance, and machine qualification status across the site's full production asset base — both metal additive manufacturing (M400-4 and related platforms) and precision CNC/subtractive equipment. This role is accountable for keeping a rapidly scaling, multi-million dollar fleet of complex industrial systems running at target availability, while ensuring every machine remains in a documented, qualified state to support NADCAP and customer requirements. 

The TPM Manager builds and drives a lean, data-driven maintenance program; uptime tracking, OEE, MTBF/MTTR, and visual management — and serves as the primary point of contact with OEM and industrial partners for equipment support, technical escalations, spare parts, and consumables planning (filters, seals, powder handling consumables, and similar recurring items). This role partners closely with Engineering and Quality to keep machine qualification records current and audit-ready, and with the AM and Subtractive production leadership teams to schedule maintenance without disrupting throughput. 

Note: This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); U.S. person status is required.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Own the site's Total Productive Maintenance strategy across both the metal additive fleet and the precision CNC/machining fleet, including preventive maintenance (PM) scheduling, predictive maintenance practices, and spare parts strategy. 
• Build and maintain uptime charts, OEE, MTBF, and MTTR reporting by machine and by fleet; make maintenance performance visible to production and site leadership on a recurring cadence. 
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact with OEM and industrial partners (machine manufacturers, service providers, calibration vendors) for support escalations, field service coordination, warranty issues, and equipment roadmap discussions. 
• Manage the consumables program for production equipment filters, seals, sieves, and other recurring parts including forecasting, reorder points, and vendor coordination, to prevent unplanned downtime from stock-outs. 
• Own and maintain machine qualification status for all production equipment, ensuring machines remain in a qualified state per NADCAP and customer requirements; partner with the M&P organization's machine qualification and training function to keep qualification records complete and audit-ready. 
• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action on equipment failures and chronic downtime using structured Lean problem-solving tools (5-Why, RCCA, etc.). 
• Provide technical input to capital equipment planning install timelines, facility readiness, and qualification lead time to support the site's asset ramp across both modalities. 
• Coordinate the installation, commissioning, and qualification of new machines as the printer and CNC fleets scale, working with Engineering, Quality, and the modality production leads. 
• Directly manage facilities/maintenance technicians executing day-to-day PM and repair tasks; build a scalable maintenance organization aligned with fleet growth. 
• Ensure maintenance and equipment-handling activities comply with applicable safety requirements, including lockout/tagout and other machine-specific safety protocols. 
• Report equipment uptime, maintenance cost, and qualification status as part of site operating and management reviews. 
• Collaborate with AM Production and Subtractive Production leadership to schedule maintenance windows that protect throughput and delivery commitments. 

Requirements

SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Develops, supports, and maintains the site's total productive maintenance program across dissimilar equipment types. 
• Applies lean maintenance principles (autonomous maintenance, planned maintenance, OEE) to complex industrial systems, including additive manufacturing platforms. 
• Facilitates and often leads resolution of equipment issues with production teams, OEM partners, and Quality. 
• Builds and maintains uptime, reliability, and maintenance cost data and reporting. 
• Communicates equipment performance, qualification status, and maintenance plans clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. 
• Coordinates maintenance and equipment-handling training across shifts and modalities. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, Manufacturing, or related technical discipline preferred; equivalent experience considered. 
• 6–10+ years of progressive experience in industrial equipment maintenance, reliability engineering, or TPM leadership, ideally including complex/capital-intensive equipment. 
• Experience maintaining and qualifying equipment in an aerospace, defense, or other high-regulation manufacturing environment; NADCAP exposure preferred. 
• Direct experience with metal additive manufacturing equipment (e.g., EOS, Velo3D, SLM, or similar platforms) and/or precision CNC machining equipment. 
• Proven track record managing OEM/vendor relationships, field service engagements, and spare parts/consumables programs. 
• Strong working knowledge of Lean maintenance tools — OEE, MTBF/MTTR, 5-Why, RCCA — and their application to uptime improvement. 
• Experience building or scaling a maintenance organization, including training technicians and setting PM schedules. 
• Familiarity with machine qualification and calibration compliance processes. 

The most qualified candidate will also possess the following: 

• Strong working knowledge of: 
• Total Productive Maintenance and Lean manufacturing principles 
• NADCAP and AS9100 machine qualification and calibration requirements 
• CMMS/maintenance management systems 
• OEE, MTBF, and MTTR tracking and improvement methods 
• Metal additive manufacturing equipment (build platforms, powder handling systems) and CNC machine tools 
• Experience with QMS/ERP systems 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and maintenance/reliability data analysis tools 
• Strong vendor management and negotiation skills with OEM and industrial partners 
• Data-driven decision making and risk-based thinking 
• Strong technical writing and cross-functional communication skills 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across two production modalities in a fast-paced environment 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

• Based at the Statesville, North Carolina facility. 
• Regular presence on the production floor across both additive and machining areas. 
• The performance of this position will require exposure to the manufacturing areas where all areas require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, hearing protection, steel toe shops, and other mandatory safety equipment.
• For the most part, ambient temperatures with typical plant lighting and manufacturing equipment are present throughout the facility.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Typically sits, grasps items, and performs keyboarding for frequent operation of a computer. 
• Stands, walks, bends, reaches, kneels, or otherwise moves about frequently to inspect and service equipment. 
• Lifts, moves, or otherwise transfers items up to 30 lbs. occasionally; may coordinate rigging/lifting of heavier components with appropriate equipment. 
• Regular exposure to typical machine shop and additive manufacturing physical hazards (moving equipment, powder handling areas, machining fluids). 
• Travel occasionally for OEM/vendor site visits or training. 

SAFETY AND POLICY PRACTICES:

Each employee must be knowledgeable of standard safety policies and procedures and adhere to the same while supporting the goals and objectives of the organization and recognizing the Company’s need to achieve its business objectives. Each employee is responsible for complying with company hazardous waste disposal procedures.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION:

ADDMAN Engineering is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. All terms and conditions of employment will be administered without regard to an individual’s sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

NOTE: This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties of this position may change from time to time, and the employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. ADDMAN Engineering reserves the right to add, delete or modify these duties and responsibilities at its discretion. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Employment is at-will, and nothing in this job description is intended to create or imply a contractual relationship or alter the at-will status of the employee.